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1974ref. 154527Paris: Warner Brothers 1974. Collection of 19 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 French hardcore film consisting of 17 black-and-white photographs and two oversize color photographs. Also included with the photographs are two gatherings of promotional reading material in French. A young college student leaves her school and family and seeks employment at a brothel where she enjoys a variety of strange experiences. Shot on location in France and Sri Lanka. Photographs range in size from 11.75 x 9.5 to 9.5 x 7 inches. Photographs and promotional reading material Near Fine. Bier 176. Warner Brothers unknown books
1966ref. 159830N.p.: N.p. 1966. Four vintage reference photographs of director François Truffaut on the set of the 1966 film. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Truffaut's fifth film set in a dystopian future in which all books are burned and free thought is actively discouraged. Set and shot on location in England. Ranging in size from 7.75 x 9.25 inches to 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 151531Paris: les Films du Carrosse 1969. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of director François Truffaut on the set of the 1969 French neo-noir film. Based on Cornell Woolrich's 1947 novel "Waltz into Darkness." A wealthy plantation owner on an island in the Indian Ocean anticipates the arrival of his bride-to-be but is surprised to discover the woman who arrives from France bears no resemblance to the woman in the photograph. Set in and shot on Reunion Island and Nice France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. les Films du Carrosse unknown
1964ref. 147446Paris: Les Films du Carrosse 1964. Vintage oversize borderless photograph from the 1964 French film. Manuscript pencil annotations on the verso noting the name of the film and photographer. Legendary director and French New Wave auteur François Truffaut's fourth film about a seemingly happily married literary scholar who begins an affair with an airline stewardess. Set and shot on location in Portugal and France. 11 x 8 inches. Very Good with a slight curl light creasing to the bottom edge and pinholes to the corners. Criterion Collection 749. Rosenbaum 1000. Les Films du Carrosse unknown
1969ref. 151531Paris: les Films du Carrosse 1969. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of director François Truffaut on the set of the 1969 French neo-noir film. Based on Cornell Woolrich's 1947 novel "Waltz into Darkness." A wealthy plantation owner on an island in the Indian Ocean anticipates the arrival of his bride-to-be but is surprised to discover the woman who arrives from France bears no resemblance to the woman in the photograph. Set in and shot on Reunion Island and Nice France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. les Films du Carrosse unknown books
1966ref. 159830N.p.: N.p. 1966. Four vintage reference photographs of director François Truffaut on the set of the 1966 film. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Truffaut's fifth film set in a dystopian future in which all books are burned and free thought is actively discouraged. Set and shot on location in England. Ranging in size from 7.75 x 9.25 inches to 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 147446Paris: Les Films du Carrosse 1964. Vintage oversize borderless photograph from the 1964 French film. Manuscript pencil annotations on the verso noting the name of the film and photographer. Legendary director and French New Wave auteur François Truffaut's fourth film about a seemingly happily married literary scholar who begins an affair with an airline stewardess. Set and shot on location in Portugal and France. 11 x 8 inches. Very Good with a slight curl light creasing to the bottom edge and pinholes to the corners. Criterion Collection 749. Rosenbaum 1000. Les Films du Carrosse unknown books
1939ref. 148444Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1939. Vintage double weight photograph of James Stewart and Jean Arthur from the 1939 film. Mimeo snipe stamp crediting photographer Al Schafer and very faint "Approved" stamp on the verso. Controversial among the political American establishment at the time for its accurate then and now depiction of the Senate as a group of dysfunctional shallow egotists the film was also banned in fascist countries Germany Italy Spain and the USSR and later Nazi occupied France. Set in and shot on location in Washington DC. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with faint diagonal crease to lower right. Columbia Pictures unknown
1938ref. 148755N.p.: N.p. 1938. Vintage borderless double weight sepia photograph of James Stewart and Jean Arthur from the 1938 film. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1936 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart about an eccentric family living in a large house in New York City including their daughter who falls in love with a banker a decent and goodhearted man despite his snobbish elitist family. Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director and nominated for five more. Frank Capra's third Academy Award for Best Director in just five years. Set in New York City. 8 x 10.25 inches. Near Fine. Byrge & Miller The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography 1934-1942. N.p. unknown
1938ref. 148755N.p.: N.p. 1938. Vintage borderless double weight sepia photograph of James Stewart and Jean Arthur from the 1938 film. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1936 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart about an eccentric family living in a large house in New York City including their daughter who falls in love with a banker a decent and goodhearted man despite his snobbish elitist family. Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director and nominated for five more. Frank Capra's third Academy Award for Best Director in just five years. Set in New York City. 8 x 10.25 inches. Near Fine. Byrge & Miller The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography 1934-1942. N.p. unknown books
1939ref. 148444Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1939. Vintage double weight photograph of James Stewart and Jean Arthur from the 1939 film. Mimeo snipe stamp crediting photographer Al Schafer and very faint "Approved" stamp on the verso. Controversial among the political American establishment at the time for its accurate then and now depiction of the Senate as a group of dysfunctional shallow egotists the film was also banned in fascist countries Germany Italy Spain and the USSR and later Nazi occupied France. Set in and shot on location in Washington DC. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with faint diagonal crease to lower right. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1945ref. 155840Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1945. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1945 film showing actors Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Cinema International Corporation. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A pair of sailors on shore leave in Hollywood help a would-be film star make it big. The first of three films to pair Sinatra and Kelly followed by "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" and "On the Town" 1949. Set and shot on location in Hollywood. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1955ref. 162873Beverly Hills CA: Kent Productions 1955. Draft script for the 1956 Western film. Specially bound copy belonging to actor Robert Osterloh with his name in gilt on the front board. The brother of a notorious gunfighter must help take down two desperadoes who have invaded his town. Actor Frank Sinatra's first serious Western allowing him to play against type as a dislikable character. Bound in full maroon leather with two raised spine bands and gilt titles and rule. Title page integral with the distribution page stamped copy No. 101 with credit for Sinatra director Don McGuire and screenwriter David P. Harmon. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with white revision pages dated 11/15/55 and 11/28/55 bound in throughout. Pages Fine binding about Fine. Kent Productions unknown
1945ref. 155840Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1945. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1945 film showing actors Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Cinema International Corporation. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A pair of sailors on shore leave in Hollywood help a would-be film star make it big. The first of three films to pair Sinatra and Kelly followed by "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" and "On the Town" 1949. Set and shot on location in Hollywood. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1955ref. 162873Beverly Hills CA: Kent Productions 1955. Draft script for the 1956 Western film. Specially bound copy belonging to actor Robert Osterloh with his name in gilt on the front board. The brother of a notorious gunfighter must help take down two desperadoes who have invaded his town. Actor Frank Sinatra's first serious Western allowing him to play against type as a dislikable character. Bound in full maroon leather with two raised spine bands and gilt titles and rule. Title page integral with the distribution page stamped copy No. 101 with credit for Sinatra director Don McGuire and screenwriter David P. Harmon. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with white revision pages dated 11/15/55 and 11/28/55 bound in throughout. Pages Fine binding about Fine. Kent Productions unknown books
1938ref. 136085Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1938. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1938 noir antecedent showing director Fritz Lang and George Raft on the set. Stamps on the verso crediting photographer C. Kenneth Lobben and Paramount along with an exclusivity notice. 8 x 10 inches with wide margins. Near Fine. Spicer US Precursor. Paramount Pictures unknown
1938ref. 136085Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1938. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1938 noir antecedent showing director Fritz Lang and George Raft on the set. Stamps on the verso crediting photographer C. Kenneth Lobben and Paramount along with an exclusivity notice. 8 x 10 inches with wide margins. Near Fine. Spicer US Precursor. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 172898Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1957. 27 vintage photographs from the 1957 film consisting of 25 reference photographs and two studio still photographs. Four photographs with cropping annotations on the verso. Ten photographs with provenance labels and ten photographs with provenance stamps on the verso. One photograph with a mimeo snipe typed onto the verso. A former dance troupe member is drawn into a libel suit involving her former friend and fellow dancer over a romantic misunderstanding. Set in London shot on location in London and Paris France. 8 x 10 inches. Generally Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1957ref. 172898Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1957. 27 vintage photographs from the 1957 film consisting of 25 reference photographs and two studio still photographs. Four photographs with cropping annotations on the verso. Ten photographs with provenance labels and ten photographs with provenance stamps on the verso. One photograph with a mimeo snipe typed onto the verso. A former dance troupe member is drawn into a libel suit involving her former friend and fellow dancer over a romantic misunderstanding. Set in London shot on location in London and Paris France. 8 x 10 inches. Generally Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
2006ref. 167248N.p.: N.p. 2006. Revised Draft script for the 2007 neo-noir film. Copy belonging to actor Scott Patrick Green with his annotations in manuscript ink on two leaves pertaining to dialogue for his character "Scratch." With an extended postscript ending that goes slightly beyond the ending of the released film. Based on the 2006 young adult novel by Blake Nelson about a teenage skateboarder who is drawn into a murder investigation after his involvement in the accidental death of a security guard. The film's extras as well as several of the lead roles were cast through an open casting call on MySpace. Set and shot on location in director Gus Van Sant's hometown of Portland Oregon. Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 10 2006 with credits for Nelson and Van Sant. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/10/06. Pages Very Good plus lightly soiled on a couple of leaves bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
2006ref. 167248N.p.: N.p. 2006. Revised Draft script for the 2007 neo-noir film. Copy belonging to actor Scott Patrick Green with his annotations in manuscript ink on two leaves pertaining to dialogue for his character "Scratch." With an extended postscript ending that goes slightly beyond the ending of the released film. Based on the 2006 young adult novel by Blake Nelson about a teenage skateboarder who is drawn into a murder investigation after his involvement in the accidental death of a security guard. The film's extras as well as several of the lead roles were cast through an open casting call on MySpace. Set and shot on location in director Gus Van Sant's hometown of Portland Oregon. Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 10 2006 with credits for Nelson and Van Sant. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/10/06. Pages Very Good plus lightly soiled on a couple of leaves bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1979ref. 132786Los Angeles: Golan-Globus Productions 1979. Three original draft title card maquettes hand lettered by Harold Adler for the 1979 film. Based on the 1960 novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The three sketches show different approaches to the title all distinct from the final lettering design used. Harold Adler was a calligrapher who created hand lettered titles on over 100 films worked frequently with Alfred Hitchcock and was a favorite of legendary title sequence designers Saul Bass and Pablo Ferro. In addition to "The Magician of Lublin" his credits include "Comanche!" 1956 "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 "The Seven Year Itch" 1955 "Carmen Jones" 1954 "Psycho" 1960 "The Birds" 1963 "In the Heat of the Night" 1967 and "Finian's Rainbow" 1969. In 2012 an exhibition of Adler's work was organized by noted typographer and design historian Jill Bell at the American Advertising Federation Kansas City. At the turn of the Twentieth century a Jewish stage magician and con man whose career has been ruined by womanizing gets one more shot at the big time by attempting to pull off a never before seen trick. Two leaves. First leaf: 19 x 18 inches. About Near Fine with creasing to the edges. Two designs executed in black ink on white paper with a manuscript notation to the side in blue pencil. Second leaf: 15.5 x 5.5 inches. Black ink on white paper. Near Fine with manuscript annotations in blue pencil. Golan-Globus Productions unknown
1979ref. 132786Los Angeles: Golan-Globus Productions 1979. Three original draft title card maquettes hand lettered by Harold Adler for the 1979 film. Based on the 1960 novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The three sketches show different approaches to the title all distinct from the final lettering design used. Harold Adler was a calligrapher who created hand lettered titles on over 100 films worked frequently with Alfred Hitchcock and was a favorite of legendary title sequence designers Saul Bass and Pablo Ferro. In addition to "The Magician of Lublin" his credits include "Comanche!" 1956 "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 "The Seven Year Itch" 1955 "Carmen Jones" 1954 "Psycho" 1960 "The Birds" 1963 "In the Heat of the Night" 1967 and "Finian's Rainbow" 1969. In 2012 an exhibition of Adler's work was organized by noted typographer and design historian Jill Bell at the American Advertising Federation Kansas City. At the turn of the Twentieth century a Jewish stage magician and con man whose career has been ruined by womanizing gets one more shot at the big time by attempting to pull off a never before seen trick. Two leaves. First leaf: 19 x 18 inches. About Near Fine with creasing to the edges. Two designs executed in black ink on white paper with a manuscript notation to the side in blue pencil. Second leaf: 15.5 x 5.5 inches. Black ink on white paper. Near Fine with manuscript annotations in blue pencil. Golan-Globus Productions unknown books
1959ref. 144588Paris: Ulysse Production / Cinedis 1959. Collection of 370 original black-and-white keybook still photographs from the 1959 French film consisting of two unique and complimentary pieces one being a studio film still keybook with 97 contact prints of small format transparencies most with 12 images per print amounting to over 1000 images captured nearly all images with series number etched in the original film negative before development and credits at the top for photo laboratory Tele-Photo film studio Ulysse film title and photographer Apoteker housed in an oblong 2-ring paper binder with printed French titles on the front. Laid in is a small piece of graph paper addressed "Cher Christian" presumably filmmaker Christian-Jaque with brief slightly illegible note in French in manuscript ink. The remaining 273 photographs are single photos with similar etched series numbers mounted with cello tape on thick stock in two quarto "Lavis aquarelle" brand spiral bound notebooks with maroon faux leather front wrapper printed French titles affixed to the front wrapper of one. Small "x" annotations in manuscript ink on several pages. All three keybooks capture the film and photographer Apoteker's sense of desperation in composed and candid moments. Michele Morgan and Gil Vidal dominate the imagery hamming for the camera and in action scenes with Vidal emerging from a car crash and rarely without a glass in-hand and stunning images of Morgan hula-hooping off-set and in several placid studio portraits. Catherine Morgan is an alcoholic lawyer who enlists the help of reporter Walter Vidal to spy on a nefarious wine supplier who may have contributed to the killing of a young man's father. Morgan dominated French cinema for decades and even won the Best Actress Award at the first Cannes festival 1946. Photographer Apoteker's debut film followed by successful crime noirs notably "Classe Tous Risques" 1960 and later worked on "Love and Death" 1975 and the futuristic "cinema du look" film "Le prix du danger" 1983. Fourth film of noted costume designer Autré whose other credits include "Love on a Pillow" 1962 "Contempt" 1963 "Lost Command" 1966 and "The Game is Over" 1966. Notebook photos 3.75 x 5 inches most pages with four mounted photos keybook photos to 8.25 x 10.5 inches. Very Good plus overall with light foxing and curling and rubbing to the studio keybook a few photos with small edge tears. Ulysse Production / Cinedis unknown
1959ref. 144588Paris: Ulysse Production / Cinedis 1959. Collection of 370 original black-and-white keybook still photographs from the 1959 French film consisting of two unique and complimentary pieces one being a studio film still keybook with 97 contact prints of small format transparencies most with 12 images per print amounting to over 1000 images captured nearly all images with series number etched in the original film negative before development and credits at the top for photo laboratory Tele-Photo film studio Ulysse film title and photographer Apoteker housed in an oblong 2-ring paper binder with printed French titles on the front. Laid in is a small piece of graph paper addressed "Cher Christian" presumably filmmaker Christian-Jaque with brief slightly illegible note in French in manuscript ink. The remaining 273 photographs are single photos with similar etched series numbers mounted with cello tape on thick stock in two quarto "Lavis aquarelle" brand spiral bound notebooks with maroon faux leather front wrapper printed French titles affixed to the front wrapper of one. Small "x" annotations in manuscript ink on several pages. All three keybooks capture the film and photographer Apoteker's sense of desperation in composed and candid moments. Michele Morgan and Gil Vidal dominate the imagery hamming for the camera and in action scenes with Vidal emerging from a car crash and rarely without a glass in-hand and stunning images of Morgan hula-hooping off-set and in several placid studio portraits. Catherine Morgan is an alcoholic lawyer who enlists the help of reporter Walter Vidal to spy on a nefarious wine supplier who may have contributed to the killing of a young man's father. Morgan dominated French cinema for decades and even won the Best Actress Award at the first Cannes festival 1946. Photographer Apoteker's debut film followed by successful crime noirs notably "Classe Tous Risques" 1960 and later worked on "Love and Death" 1975 and the futuristic "cinema du look" film "Le prix du danger" 1983. Fourth film of noted costume designer Autré whose other credits include "Love on a Pillow" 1962 "Contempt" 1963 "Lost Command" 1966 and "The Game is Over" 1966. Notebook photos 3.75 x 5 inches most pages with four mounted photos keybook photos to 8.25 x 10.5 inches. Very Good plus overall with light foxing and curling and rubbing to the studio keybook a few photos with small edge tears. Ulysse Production / Cinedis unknown books
